Lawyers exacerbate the climate crisis: Here's how we can help

[...]tides are shifting in the legal profession, and law students-arguably the members of the legal community with the least power-have taken a stand. BigLaw is in bad shape Between 2017 and 2021. top law firms took on 420 lawsuits on behalf of fossil fuel companies and facilitated a stunning $1.62...

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Published inTrends : ABA Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources Newsletter Vol. 54; no. 1; pp. 5 - 7
Main Authors Rocchi, Catherine, Bustos, Camila
Format Trade Publication Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Chicago American Bar Association 01.09.2022
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Accountability
Attorneys
Careers
Climate change
Corporate law
Energy industry
Environmental law
Fossil fuels
Law firms
Law schools
Litigation
Loans
Mass murders
Monetary incentives
Professional responsibilities
Public concern
Public interest
Student loans
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Summary:[...]tides are shifting in the legal profession, and law students-arguably the members of the legal community with the least power-have taken a stand. BigLaw is in bad shape Between 2017 and 2021. top law firms took on 420 lawsuits on behalf of fossil fuel companies and facilitated a stunning $1.62 trillion in fossil fuel transactions. [...]according to the Corporate Pro Bono Institute, "the percentage of pro bono environmental law work within corporate law departments dropped from a paltry 6% in 2012 to an even more startling 2% in 2020." Between 2008 and 2022, Stanford Law School graduates who earned an annual salary that exceeded $50,000 in public interest careers were required to at least partially repay their student loans.
ISSN:1533-9556
2163-1735